Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Terence stood by Lily's side, and after helping her settle into the chair, he released his hand.

"What happened?"

Lily brushed back her hair and forced a faint smile as she shook her head. "Nothing."

She accidentally raised her shirt collar, revealing the faint hickeys on her fair neck, which caught his gaze.

"Are you getting used to the work?"

He didn't want her to know he had been quietly working behind the scenes, so he hadn't checked on her during her first day at the company.

"It's going alright," she replied. She kept the fact that Nadia was reluctant to accept her to herself.

She adjusted her mindset. With Sarah's temperament, their upcoming interactions wouldn't be easy. She would have difficulty keeping this job if she didn't brace herself.

she was working here and had come on purpose. All

clothes, she stood up and slightly

mean, Mr. Devereux,

curled slightly at his

brushed past him

relaxed and furrowed as he watched her retreating figure.

to

to arrange a time to take measurements

of Public Relations

similar to Xavier's. When Lily first saw Xavier's card, she secretly kept one because she

accepted the card.

Sarah? Do you have some kind of grudge?" Nadia still felt something

and Queenie slacking off at work. Sarah had never mentioned knowing Lily, but when they met, she acted like she did, and the atmosphere between them

breath and looked up at Nadia. "I might have met her before,

and waved her hand. "Fine.

find out more. Whether or not there was a history between Lily and Sarah, she wasn't keeping an assistant who relied on backdoors and lacked ability. Not wanting to call Sarah, Lily added her on WhatsApp instead and texted her. "Ms. Lynde,

message, then glanced at Sarah's profile photo